No Knead For New Pot!

Big thanks to the commenter who wrote that we didn’t need a new pot to make the (almost) no-knead bread described in last week’s post, advising us instead to remove the handle from our Dutch oven’s lid to let the pot withstand the 500 degree oven. We made the bread today, (plugging the hole in the lid with tinfoil), and it was as crusty and rustic as promised, not to mention just as simple! I’ve had a harder time opening a pack of refrigerator biscuits.

Next time – believe me, there will be a next time! — I might go for cheaper swill when it comes to the “light American-style lager” in the recipe. The Harp lager I used did leave a faint taste of beer.

(**updated 1/14 to note that the experiment does seem to have darkened the enamel on my Le Creuset Dutch oven, leaving scorch marks on the bottom that don’t come off with ordinary cleaning. I don’t mind the lived-in look, but some would.)